Old South Meeting House - Wikipedia
The Old South Meeting House is a historic Congregational church building located at the corner of Milk and Washington Streets in the Downtown Crossing area of Boston, Massachusetts, built in 1729. It gained fame as the organizing point for the Boston Tea Party on December 16, 1773.
Old South Meeting House - U.S. National Park Service
Operated by Revolutionary Spaces, Old South Meeting House served as a gathering place for citizens to challenge British policies. Bostonians met here before the fated Boston Tea Party on December 16, 1773.
Old South Meeting House | The Freedom Trail
Built as a Puritan meeting house in 1729, Old South Meeting House stands today as one of the nation’s most important colonial sites, one of the country’s first public historic conservation efforts, and one of the earliest museums of American history.
Old South Meeting House - U.S. National Park Service
Built in 1729 as a Puritan house of worship, the Old South Meeting House was the largest building in colonial Boston. In the days leading to the American Revolution, citizens gathered here to challenge British policies, protesting the Boston Massacre and the tea tax.
Old South Meeting House History | Freedom Trail History
Old South Meeting House is the place where, meeting by meeting, vote by vote, a revolution began. Built in 1729 as a Puritan meeting house, or church, Old South Meeting House has been an important gathering place for nearly three centuries.
Old South Meeting House
Explore America's proud history of democracy and dissent at the Old South Meeting House in popular interactive programs tailored to your group. Reenact the Boston Tea Party meeting, discover the extraordinary life of enslaved poet Phillis Wheatley, and explore protest and free speech in American history.
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Visit Old South Meeting House, the famed 1729 meeting house where the Boston Tea Party began, one of the nation's most significant colonial landmarks and an important stop on Boston's Freedom Trail! Hours. Open daily; 9:30 am - 5:00 pm - April 1 through October 31; 10:00 am - 4:00 pm - November 1 through March 31
The Old South Meeting House: Hallowed Hall of Liberty
May 27, 2024 · But the most famous meeting of all took place on December 16, 1773. Over 5,000 angry Bostonians packed into the Old South Meeting House to debate the controversial Tea Act and demand that the East India Company ships in the harbor leave without unloading their cargo.
meetings of irate citizens often met at Old South because of the small size of the original Faneuil Hall. Here, in 1768, a meeting led by James Otis was held to compel Governor Bernard to remove the British sloop-of-war, Romney, stationed in Boston harbor to enforce the hated impressment and customs laws.
The History of Old South Meeting House - The Bostonian Society
One of the nation’s most important colonial sites, Old South Meeting House still stands in the heart of bustling downtown Boston today, open to the public daily as a historic site, museum and an active gathering place for discussion and celebration.